Flyers acquire defenseman Streit from Islanders

Mark Streit was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, who hope to sign the free-agent eligible defenseman to a long-term contract before free agency begins July 5.

Streit was acquired frmo the New York Islanders in exchange for a 2014 fourth-round pick and forward Shane Harper.

Streit, 35, made $4.1 million last season, his fourth with the Islanders, and could command a significant raise given his recent production.

"Mark is a player we would have had interest in on July 5th," said general manager Paul Holmgren in a news release. "We now have exclusive negotiating rights and we are hopeful that we can get an agreement in place prior to him becoming an unrestricted free agent."